Temple University School of Dentistry - Odontolog Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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TO THE CLASS OF 1969 You are graduating from dental school at a time when a number of important issues, such as licensing, prepaid dental insurance, expanding duties of auxiliary personnel, and continuing education, are facing the dental profession. Decisions which are being made almost daily by legislators and by members of the profession will influence the direction and destiny of dentistry in this country for many years to come. With the opportunities and privileges which are yours as a result of your advanced education, go many obligations and responsibilities, two of which involve your direct participation in the programs of organized dentistry. First, you must be a continuous student in order to keep your knowledge and skills at the highest level. Second, you must participate in the deliberations and decision making of the profession through the activities of the dental society. The highest quality of dental care for the public can be assured only by such interest and participation by the members of the profession. My congratulations to each of you, and my sincere best wishes for a healthy, happy, successful, and gratifying career. DALE F. ROECK D.D.S., F.A.C.D., F.I.C.D., F.A.G.D ASSOCIATE DEAN OF THE DENTAL SCHOOL 5

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CHARLES L. HOWELL D.D.S., M.P.H., F.A.C.D. DEAN OF THE SCHOOL OF DENTISTRY TO THE CLASS OF 1969 l! is indeed with deep personal pride and satisfaction that I extend to you on behalf of the faculty our very best wishes. May you be privileged to have the opportunity to continue the legacy that is Temple's and our Profession's through many years of successful participation in dentistry. You must be ever mindful that society expects of you, the holder of a D.D.S. degree, the fulfillment of intellect, or of judgment, in caring for their dental health. This implies being a continuous student to better enable you to serve your patients. It also implies your exercise of judgment as to not only what is best for your patient but what is within your own individual capabilities. All of us should feel eternally grateful for the heritage that has been provided us in dentistry. It is my humble opinion you should feel equally grateful to Temple University. Your success is limited only by how well you use your knowledge and your skills. The opportunity is yours. I wish you well as you enter a great Profession from a great University. 4

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I warn to extend sincere congratulations to all who are fulfulling requirements for the D.D.S. degree at the Sthool of Dentistry in 1969. The growth and accomplishments of Temple University's professional schools in recent years match achievements being made anywhere on our expanding campus. In less than a decade, the various professional schools have doubled in size, and they are moving on to maintain that pace. At the same time, evolving curriculum and improving facilities, coupled with better faculty, staff and students, are enabling us to make programs more flexible. We are seeing more emphasis placed on independent study while patient-oriented total health care also continues to expand, all based on a keen sense of social awareness and professional responsibility. But society's challenge to higher education is ongoing, and serious and formidable problems have yet to be resolved. Modern science and technology have created an apparently insatiable need for highly disciplined and trained intelligence to cope with problems such as growing populations, urban density, poverty, discrimination, pollution, and mental and physical health. There is bright promise, however, in our response to these challenges. It is an inherent part of the American spirit to act with vigor, determination, and an inner will and strength to overcome problems that threaten to weaken or destroy that which we are still in the process of building. Certainly universities alone do not have all the answers to these problems or the whole means of implementing policies and programs designed to solve them. Yet it would be short-sighted to say that more and better knowledge and increased social consciousness being gained by greater numbers of men and women through higher education will not provide a significant tool in working toward lasting solutions. To you who are graduating and stand as the University's most important resource, we dedicate our energy and resources for the years ahead. It is good to know we are sending out into the profession men and women who combine basic skills and broad knowledge with mastery of the latest advances in the field. We shall svatch your careers with pride and interest as you move into the community to serve in an ever-increasing number of ways PAUL ANDERSON B.A., Ph.D., L.L.D., L.H.D., Litt.D., D.Sc. PRESIDENT;TEMPLE UNIVERSITY 6